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Society & social sciences
Hardcover. The author draws on behavioral ecology to predict the evolution of organized crime in unregulated systems of exchange and the further development of racketeer economies into unstable kleptocratic states. The result is a new model that explains the expansion and contraction of political-economic complexity in prehistoric and contemporary societies. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVM; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490285
- ISBN
- 9781137490285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.99
€ 82.99
Regional Organizations and Social Policy in Europe and Latin America
. Ed(S): Bianculli, Andrea C.; Ribeiro Hoffma...
Hardback. The contributors assess to what extent regional organizations in Europe and Latin America provide a space for the regulation and provision of social policies in the area of social protection, higher education and health. They analyse the impact of regional organizations on social citizenship following political struggle and contestation. Editor(s): Bianculli, Andrea C.; Ribeiro Hoffmann, Andrea. Series: Development, Justice and Citizenship. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC; JPRB; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 555.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490346
- ISBN
- 9781137490346
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Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardcover. This book explores the relationship between the Irish police and ethnic minorities, made particularly pressing by the rapid ethnic diversification of Irish society. It addresses the current deficit in knowledge of this area by exploring how Irish police officers conceive of, talk about, and interact with Ireland's immigrant minority communities. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFSL; JKSW1; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 277 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490445
- ISBN
- 9781137490445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNK; JNMT; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 529.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490506
- ISBN
- 9781137490506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. This book demonstrates principles of Ancestor Veneration Avatars (AVAs), by running avatars based on eleven deceased members of one family through ten highly diverse virtual worlds from the violent Defiance to the intellectual Uru: Myst Online, from the early EverQuest to the recent Elder Scrolls Online. Series: Contemporary Religion and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRLK; JFCA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490544
- ISBN
- 9781137490544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. This book analyzes the recent development of Gulf capitalism through to the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis. Situating the Gulf within the evolution of capitalism at a global scale, it presents a novel theoretical interpretation of this important region of the Middle East political economy. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JPA; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490582
- ISBN
- 9781137490582
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Condition: New
€ 71.75
€ 71.75
Hardcover. The book uses the long-standing theatre metaphor to bring political spectators out into the open, finding that they can be politically powerful. Filling out the metaphor with theatre theory, the book also finds that the metaphor can produce a viable model of democratic politics that incorporates spectators in a positive, meaningful way. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490612
- ISBN
- 9781137490612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Political and Socio-Economic Change in the Middle East and North Afric...
. Ed(S): Bahramitash, Roksana; Esfahani, Hadi...
Hardback. The contributions to this collection examine the shortcomings of the economic development policies in the MENA region before and after the Arab Spring, with particular attention to the role of gender and the ways in which policies translate into economic outcomes. Editor(s): Bahramitash, Roksana; Esfahani, Hadi Salehi. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSJ; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490698
- ISBN
- 9781137490698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
hardcover. The upper secondary level is a bridge between school and tertiary education. Upper secondary science is the bridge to science-related careers, and quality rather than quantity is a major determinant. This book looks at upper secondary science teacher quality in 18 countries spanning a wide national income range. Editor(s): Vlaardingerbroek, Barend; Taylor, N. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNLC; JNU; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490889
- ISBN
- 9781137490889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. Practicing Post-Liberal Peacebuilding engages with one of the central debates in Peace and Conflict Studies and International Relations. The book's innovation lies in the introduction and application of 'practice theory' to develop a critical methodology for mapping the everyday practices of post-liberal hybridity in Liberia. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491039
- ISBN
- 9781137491039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Hardcover. The author examines Brazil's emerging role as an important actor in various sectors of global governance. By exploring how Brazil's exercise of power developed over the last decade in the sectors of health, food security and bioenergy, this book sheds light on the power strategies of an emerging country from the global south. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPS; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491206
- ISBN
- 9781137491206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. Even though sub-Saharan Africa is the region most affected by HIV/AIDS in the world, no new theories have been discovered, and questions about life and death are ignored. This book uses certain selected communication practices to offer the foundations of an African theory of communication, applicable to the crisis of HIV/AIDS. Num Pages: 95 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; H; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491282
- ISBN
- 9781137491282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.76
€ 65.76
Hardback. Contributors argue that the key to innovative teaching and scholarship lies in institutional support for the contingent labor force, and they encourage contingent faculty to organize self-mentoring groups, create venues for learning/disseminating their experiences and findings, and connect scholarship to service and teaching in novel ways. Editor(s): Guglielmo, Letizia; Gaillet, Lynee Lewis. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491619
- ISBN
- 9781137491619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.50€ 55.83
€ 65.50
€ 55.83
Hardcover. This book examines many of the rapid changes taking place at the intersection of workplace demands and higher education throughout the Asia Pacific region. Editor(s): Neubauer, Deane E.; Ghazali, Kamila. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JNM; JNRV; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491916
- ISBN
- 9781137491916
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Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMB; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491947
- ISBN
- 9781137491947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.35
€ 138.35
Hardcover. The book presents a model of interaction effects between policymakers and the media which can shed light on the former's ability to enhance democratic legitimacy in foreign policy decision-making. It shows that the media enhanced the democratic legitimacy of the EU's foreign policy in relation to its climate policy and its approach towards Russia. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491978
- ISBN
- 9781137491978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Through case studies set in different Asian countries, this book examines the efforts of public practitioners to develop the skills they need to act effectively and well in public life. In a time of evolving moral identity, Asian countries face laboratories of political transformation, with lessons for democratic practitioners everywhere. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFM; JK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492043
- ISBN
- 9781137492043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover. A rumor of empathy in vicarious receptivity, understanding, interpretation, narrative, and empathic intersubjectivity becomes the scandal of empathy in Lipps and Strachey. Yet when all the philosophical arguments and categories are complete and all the hermeneutic circles spun out, we are quite simply in the presence of another human being. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492586
- ISBN
- 9781137492586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Hardback. Editor(s): Noonan, Norma Corigliano; Noonan, Nanette; Nadkarni, Vidya. Num Pages: 287 pages, 9 colour illustrations, 9 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492647
- ISBN
- 9781137492647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
Hardcover. This book explains the connections between traditional performance (e.g. masked dances, prophecy, praise recitations), contemporary theatre (Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi, Tess Onwueme, Femi Osofisan, and Stella Oyedepo) , and the political sphere in the context of the Yoruba people in Nigeria. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; AN; JFSL3; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492784
- ISBN
- 9781137492784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16